Yikes..

I cannot believe that it is already nearing the end of November and will soon be December!? Where has this month gone? I feel like I haven't had time to stop and breathe this month as I have been busy with work & also took a trip to Melbourne & still have to book my skydive to do... JEEZ...

Melbourne was lovely & I thoroughly enjoyed a week away with time to myself & to enjoy being a tourist for the week exploring a new city. Unfortunately though when I arrived it was raining which continued into the next day, so what's a girl to do when it rains? SHOP!!! I got a few bargains so it wasn't a bank card massacre this time, luckily. I made sure to hit up the night market on Wednesday's at Queen Victoria Market & it didn't disappoint - fantastic atmosphere, food from around the globe (I opted for Korean food & sangria's to wash it down!) & local vintage clothes, accessories & other bits and bobs. The live bands that were on whilst I was there were great too - I listened to some Jazz and a really cool indie band - although I cannot find the flyer for them now :(

Thursday followed with a trip to The Pancake Parlour where I indulged in a heart breakfast - literally could have given myself a heart attack with the amount of sugar I had before 9am!! Opting for a latte & the Alice in wonderland pancake special I really did feel a little crazy after my sugar-fest but it did set me up for a great day visiting St.Kilda & most of the free museums in Melbourne.

Friday however was my favourite day of all - I took a last minute Groupon for a day trip of The Great Ocean Road & it was fantastic! Again the weather was a et down but did manage to hold of from actually wetting any of us that day, thankfully. Getting up for a 7.45am departure was pretty hard considering I had been drinking in the hostel bar the night before but I made it there ready for an adventure by the sea like no other. 

When I use to think about visiting Australia before I knew I was going to eventually come here, I always use to see this advert on the TV back home in the UK - its tagline was "there's nothing quite like Australia" and boy did they hit the nail on the head! Showing images of the Great Ocean Road with the 12 apostles as well as obviously the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge to name a few other things, really summed up exactly what I thought of Australia - BEAUTIFUL. Even though the trip itself was a long day leaving at 7.45am and getting back just shy of 9pm it was worth the long bus journey and the money - costing me only $79.00!!! You must go if you ever get chance, you won't regret it at all.

Below are some photos from the day, but they don't capture the real feelings of when you are there, its just amazing to see. And with that, I am signing off as have little time to do everything else I planned to do... XOXO

The 12 Apostles    

London Bridge, The Great Ocean Road